Improvement in wagon-boxes



W. P. MOORE & J. A. BOWER&

WAGON BOX.

Patented Oct. 12, 1869.

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Letters Patent No. 95,712, dated 0ctober-l2, 18.69.

IMPROVBMENT IN WAGON-BOXES.

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Be it known that we, WILLIAM F. MOOBE and IJACOB A. BOWERS, of hanhahon, in Will county.

and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvexxent on a Wagon-Box; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawinga making a part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the wagon-box;

Figure 2, an elevation of the rear and of the same;

Figure 3, a perspective view of-the metal ends of the end-boards;

Figure 4, a perspective view of1he grooved metal plate on the side-boards; and

Figures 5 and 6, perspective views of the thumbcatches on the end-boards.

It is a wellknown fact that the continual jar and rattle of a wagon will, in a short; time, wear out the cleats on 'tlre side-bnards of the wagon-box, and also the ends of the end-boards, so ,that, in a. very short time, tbe box will not hold the coarsest kind of grain. T0 obviate this diificulty, rode are generally nsed, passing through the box fiom side to side, through cleats, on the end-boards, to lgold the box together and the end-boards down tight; but rods have bcen fonnd not to answer the purpose in snob a degree as is desired.

To obviate this diflieulty in holding the box together, making, it perfeetly tight, and to hold the endboards down in place, we use, in the first place, the dovetail metal ends B on the ends of the end-board s O,'show in figs. 1, 2, and 3, wbich slide down intthe grooved metal plates A, attached to the sideboards D, as shown in fig. 1.

It; will be readily observed that, in conseqenc of the groove in the plate A heing dovetailed in shape, andreceiving thedbvetailed and of the metal ends B, the box cannot, by any possible means, spread apart; but will, in reality, be tighter than when the sides D are not pressed out.by a load in the box.

The metal plates A are attached to the side-boards D by means of bolts or screws, as shown in fig. 1. Tbe metal ends are construeted with a groove on the inner edge, which receives the tongue on the endboards 0, as shown in fig, 1, and are fastened to the endboards by means ofbolts or screws passin g through, as showm By. means of the metal parts described, the wagonbox is made very durable and tight;

In order to hold the end-boards0 down in place, we use the .thumbcatches E, shown in figs. l, 2, 5, and 6, Which are attached to the end-boards by means of' bolt or screw at the ripper end, as shown in figs. 1 and 2. These catches have a projection, N, on the aide, whieh fits into a eorresponding notch in the metal plate A, shown at F, fig. 6, and also in fige, 1' and 2.

' These projections prevent the end-boards from work ing up. The catches are furnished on the back with a projection, shown at 0, fig. 6, which snaps into a 11016 in.the metal ends B, when in place, so they will i101; turn and let the projection N out of the notch F. It will thus be seen that the endboards cannot possibly get loose or out.of place, as the thumb-catches may be made of either wood or metal that will spring.

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Having thus described our invention, VVhat We claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

We claim the combination of the metal ends B, metal plates A, thnmb-catches E,end-boards C, and side-bcards D, arranged and constructed as and for WM. F. MOORE. JACOB A. BOWERS.

.the purposes setforth.

Witnesses:

Tnos. H. Hnrcnms, H. Lown. 

